win2k says my network cable is disconnected?!

[Que-TiP]

hi all-

i have a strange problem since i switched form win98se to win2k. the little symbol (the network icon) in the lower right corner will pop up and say that my network cable is disconnected. i re-checked all the cabling and everything is kosher. the computer is connected to a 10/100 switch and then to nic #2 in my linux box which is running ip maquerading. i have 3 other computers connected to this linux box and while none run win2k, none of them ever have a hiccup. is this just me? also for background i am running a 3com 905b pci nic in the win2k box and the linux box. i hope someone has a fix for this because i'm really getting frustrated. its especially bothersome while berning from the network drive (love samba). anyways, thanks in advance.

-Alex
ayzenber@msu.edu

 

[zuffy]

Click on the disabled network icon in the sys tray. This should bring up the Network and Dial-up Connections. Right-click on the grayed icon (properly Local Area Connection) and select disable.

 

[Que-TiP]

well that turns off the network..which is not what i want..i just want to it to stop saying its disconnecting
anyone else a better idea??

-Alex

 

[obenton]

Maybe it's the PCI slot the NIC is in. NICs like PCI slots 2 and 3, and elsewhere can work inconsistently or not at all.

 

[Que-TiP]

hmmmm...i tried every pci slot and it does the same thing. any ideas????

-Alex

 

[eelw]

I had a similiar problem. For me, it was a bad cable. Changed cables, works fine now. I'm unsure why WIN2K is more sensitive to detect disconnects than WIN98.

 

[ctll]

mine says that whenever i reboot the other computer. same for both, doesn't matter which computer.

 

[Que-TiP]

whoa, i replaced the cable and now things work....yeah i guess win2k is picky..because there is nothing wrong with this cable
well anyways thanks a bundle to everyone who helped out...crazy os!